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US diplomat says US open to North Korea diplomacy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a message aimed at both Koreas, a senior U.S.…
Pakistan helping Afghan Taliban – Nato
The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a…
India selects France’s Dassault for major jet deal
India has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder…
Seven detained over China river cadmium spill
Seven chemical company officials have been detained over industrial waste that polluted a river in…
China loses WTO appeal over raw materials exports
The World Trade Organisation's appeals body has upheld a ruling that China restricted exports of…
Truckloads of Chinese rice enter N.Korea: activist
Long convoys of Chinese lorries laden with rice were seen entering North Korea after Beijing…
Obama confirms Pakistan drone strikes
US President Barack Obama has confirmed that unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan's…
India to hold first football auction
Former international football players are to be auctioned on Monday to play in a new…
Afghan woman is killed ‘for giving birth to a girl’
A woman in north-eastern Afghanistan has been arrested for allegedly strangling her daughter-in-law for giving…